A prescription to cure China’s health service - social media
10-Jul-17, Shanghai Daily
Gynecologist Gong Xiaoming has a prescription to cure China’s health service: set doctors free.
A specialist in uterine fibroids, he has worked with the prestigious Peking Union College Hospital for 15 years. And such is Gong’s demand that his consultations have been sold to private patients for USD586, 400 times the official price.
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China’s medical resources are extremely unbalanced, with 80 percent of patients in rural areas, but most quality hospitals concentrated in big cities. In 2016, an estimated 7 million patients of Beijing hospitals came from neighboring Hebei Province.
Dr Gong has millions of followers on WeChat and other online clinics, sharing medical science and advice. He also offers two pregnancy apps. Almost 90 percent of his patients come to him through the Internet.